Here are our favorite pictures from this month’s photo contest. Vote for your favorite to help us choose the winner. The winning photo will be published in Backpacker’s October issue and the winner will receive a Tamron 18-200mm Di II zoom lens*.

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Do you have a photo that beats these? Enter it in the next reader photo contest for your own chance to win. Read the rules at backpacker.com/photos